Science textbooks approved for California public schools would have to cover climate change, and science teachers would be required to put warming in their curricula, under a bill approved by the state Senate and heading to the Assembly. Says state Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto), who introduced the bill, "This is a phenomenon of global importance and our kids ought to understand the science behind that phenomenon." Critics of the bill had the usual concerns: children shouldn't be indoctrinated with environmental propaganda, climate science is uncertain, the skeptic voice wouldn't get fair time, blah blah blah.
source: The Mercury News
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wiscidea Posted 3:41 am
15 Feb 2008
Children will quickly learn, free of the potential for political indoctrination, that humans affect our environment and they will recognize the necessity of being better stewards of our biological resources.
It would also encourage thinking about complex issues and finding practical solutions to problems... better citizens, better innovators, better business leaders, and better workers. Who could possibly dislike this?
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tico89 Posted 1:51 pm
16 Feb 2008
Correct, people have doubts about climate change, in the same way as people have doubts about evolution. That doesn't mean you have to teach the sceptic view, any more than you have to teach creationism or intelligent design. Stick to the science. A healthy dose of scepticism and realisation that no science is 100% done and dusted should of course also be a part of the course (no pun intended).
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Delay And Deny Posted 2:17 am
17 Feb 2008
Now the libs have a religion to inject into science books as well.
Hip hip...
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